Tamir Rice

School officials shouldn't joke about calling the cops on vulnerable children. They should also stop treating non-compliance as criminal.

• By David M. Perry

Timothy Loehmann, the police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014, was fired on Tuesday.

• By Kate Wheeling

Is there hope for next year?

• By Jared Keller

A new theory detailing why people engage in racist and spiteful behavior highlights how we act most altruistically toward those similar to ourselves. At a time when racial discrimination at the hands of law enforcement is so prevalent, could understanding the scientific underpinnings of such feelings prevent similar conduct in the future?

• By Charlotte Lytton

Shots were fired in Long Island, but there was no rush to call 911. It made perfect sense to Nikole Hannah-Jones.

• By Nikole Hannah-Jones